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24th February 2009, 02:31 PM
blackie

so there are 3 very large boxes in my boot right now :D
24th February 2009, 03:12 PM
Paulbot

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie

so there are 3 very large boxes in my boot right now :D

Blackie is bootilicious! :p:D
24th February 2009, 04:22 PM
shokwave2

Picked up Animated Swindle, have a Diamond Select Thundercracker G1 bust arriving in the mail any day now, and won Animated Shockwave off eBay today!
24th February 2009, 05:20 PM
roller

got my package from Melbourne today

G1 Topheavy and legless scorpulator thanks to Iceburn and Fatbot

i got some free g1 cards thanks to Demonac

and from K.Wong i got some movie sticker postcards from his Christmas competition, i assume the Darkminicon team and RID minispys are from you too

thanks all
24th February 2009, 06:29 PM
Doubledealer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiby

Sad to say it, but after opening Universe Voyager Leo Prime, he now ranks as one of the biggest rip-offs Hasbro has concocted yet. The lion's "voice box" has been removed so the button now only operates his jaw with no effects. Now we have a chunky torso where the batteries go, a voyager price tag, and a dodgy retool of the head into a squashed version of Optimus Prime's head.

Maybe this was common news to others, but I am disappointed, moreso by the fact that I was umming and ahhing about getting him in the first place.

I saw it yesterday and thought it looked like a gigantic pile of arse even in its packaging. Still, it could have been worse. They could have continued the Disney theme after Mickey and used the mold to make Mufasa Prime. :eek:

*edit: new recruits

Universe (watering only allowed on odd-days) Inferno
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ix/Inferno.jpg
Unicycle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...nicyclonus.jpg
You ain't nuthin' but a Hound (and a) dog
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/melpix/Hound.jpg
25th February 2009, 05:51 PM
sixshot

got optimus prime universe special edition, and jazz, megatron and hound universe legends.
25th February 2009, 09:40 PM
SilverDragon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiby

Sad to say it, but after opening Universe Voyager Leo Prime, he now ranks as one of the biggest rip-offs Hasbro has concocted yet. The lion's "voice box" has been removed so the button now only operates his jaw with no effects. Now we have a chunky torso where the batteries go, a voyager price tag, and a dodgy retool of the head into a squashed version of Optimus Prime's head.

Maybe this was common news to others, but I am disappointed, moreso by the fact that I was umming and ahhing about getting him in the first place.

I'm more annoyed by the fact that Leo Prime is supposed to be Lio Convoy, yet they didn't do him in the proper colours, which they managed on the Legends toy of the same name from the Classics series! Wow, way to muck up.

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Originally Posted by Stompy

That's quite dissapointing. I wonder if the Vector Prime repaint is the same. No soundchip as well. Am still going to get Leo Prime as it matches Cybertron Leader Prime's colours.

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Originally Posted by The TF Wiki

Like Botcon exclusive Alpha Trion (Timelines), sadly, he has been gutted of his electronic features, rendering the Cyber Key pointless. The battery compartment is riveted shut.

I guess they wanted to keep the electronics restricted to the Ultras.
25th February 2009, 09:54 PM
Doubledealer

This toy is pure A-W-E-S-O-M-E. Thanks for the great deal, iceburn. He stands next to me on my top shelf, proud as punch. :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...x/Superion.jpg
26th February 2009, 09:35 AM
GoktimusPrime

You know, I've never even noticed that Alpha Trion was gutted of his electronics. That's how little I care for them! :p
26th February 2009, 01:16 PM
liegeprime

Finally arrived, small tube poster replica print, bought two prints.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...chaseTF038.jpg
26th February 2009, 05:56 PM
Zippo

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2009Haul15.jpg
BW Neo (or BM Dinobots) Magamatron, BM Night Slash Cheetor, RiD Tow Line/Skyfire, RiD Skidz/Windsheer, Cyberton Armorhide, Universe Fireflight w/Minicons

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2009Haul16.jpg
Energon Omega Supreme

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2009Haul17.jpg
AFA 80 Pretender Chainclaw.
26th February 2009, 07:21 PM
roller

wooooohhoooohhooo woooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

narerererenerenrnernernenrerhghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh h

bluck bluck

FINALLY arrived!!!!!

Yellow G1 Scrapper!!!! the last g1 Euro/australasian constructicon i need, now i have the whole team-they don't combine! they have grey parts! woooooooooo

thanks to dirge for this toy

and i also got g1 Frenzy and Overkill thanks to Rampage.

cheers fellahs
26th February 2009, 09:01 PM
Ode to a Grasshopper

Animated Swindle (unopened as yet, but soon...) and a $10 copy of Perfect Dark (finally...) for N64 to satiate my need for simulated sociopathy.:D
26th February 2009, 09:06 PM
jacksplatt11

Perfect Dark, niiiiiiiice, I love that game, such a classic, still great by today's standards
26th February 2009, 09:12 PM
Vector Sigma 13

Recently aquired 2007 movie Ratchet from Jacksplatt. Thanks!

My beloved missus brought home Universe Hound and Starscream for me- and thanks to a very strange hiccup, at less than half price for both.
26th February 2009, 09:56 PM
GoktimusPrime

Picked up Universe Smokescreen today after an unsuccessful hunt for Cyclonus.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...n_20090226.jpg
That's the pencil case I got from the small study kit - I use it for school now. ;)
26th February 2009, 10:01 PM
blackie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vector Sigma 13

Recently aquired 2007 movie Ratchet from Jacksplatt. Thanks!

My beloved missus brought home Universe Hound and Starscream for me- and thanks to a very strange hiccup, at less than half price for both.

howd this hiccup happen?
26th February 2009, 10:11 PM
Vector Sigma 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie

howd this hiccup happen?

They had only been recently put out on the shelves and when my missus scanned them through the self serve lane they made the register have a hernia. So the assistant came over to assist and she couldnt get them to scan either. So the girl took off for a bit and when she came back she said they were $8.88 each. My missus said that wasnt right but the shop assistant insisted that was the price her supervisor( or someone ) told her to charge us. Whole process took about 20 minutes. Needless to say i was quite excited about the whole drama!
27th February 2009, 09:27 AM
roller

good work vectorsigma13 anyone else would have insisted on paying full retail:) never look a gift zebra in the mouth
27th February 2009, 11:16 AM
liegeprime

You shouldve grabbed a whole bunch of em Vector sigma and sold it here hehehehehe, Id grab one in an instant even if you mark it up to AU$15 each. :D:D
27th February 2009, 02:46 PM
orionpax1

got Inferno this would have to be one of the best yet and mp Screamer.:)
27th February 2009, 06:00 PM
loophole

Received in the post today issues 7 & 8 of the Transformers More than Meets The Eye by Dreamwave, thanks to Griffin
27th February 2009, 06:54 PM
sixshot

Quintesson Scientist action figure produced by Impossible Toys and Universe 25th Optimus Prime from EvilBay...
27th February 2009, 07:25 PM
Paulbot

Got Maximum Dinobots #3, Alliance #3 and the War Within Omnibus today. I wasn't going to get the last one but I don't have a book version of either series and the package is nice.
27th February 2009, 08:21 PM
Vector Sigma 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by liegeprime

You shouldve grabbed a whole bunch of em Vector sigma and sold it here hehehehehe, Id grab one in an instant even if you mark it up to AU$15 each. :D:D

Well you wouldnt believe it but my Missus was back at Big W today checking out a laptop so she went over and checked the Transformers again- to my delight there was a universe Cyclonus there. She scanned it and it refused to show anything. So she checked some of the others and they scanned fine at $23.88. She spoke to a sales person and explained the problem with the other two figures from two days earlier. It would seem that the figures were not on their system. She told them what the normal price was... but still came out with an $8.88 Cyclonus. It was only three of the figures that scanned like that and they were all the ones i wanted!:) . Mysteriously Cheetor which was the only other new figure there scanned at normal price.:confused:

Youd think they would get their act together after the first time?

Id also like to mention that at no time did my beloved state that they would have to sell these to her at a cheaper price- she was 100% honest on both occasions.

Sorry guys im keeping these for myself! lol;)

My beloved also found me a cheap legends Megatron and Movie Hacker x-3. Got both for under 10 bucks from Coles supermarket.:eek:
27th February 2009, 09:21 PM
roller

you should make her do the toy shopping from now on, she'll get them for an insane bargain!
27th February 2009, 09:39 PM
Lint

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vector Sigma 13

Well you wouldnt believe it but my Missus was back at Big W today checking out a laptop so she went over and checked the Transformers again- to my delight there was a universe Cyclonus there. She scanned it and it refused to show anything.

Happened to me as well. In the end I had to tell them what the price was and paid full retail.

I'm still in love with my Universe Cyclonus though. Paint apps are nearly flawless (theres a speck of purple on one of his bunny ears). If I were more of a girl I'd ask him to marry me. :rolleyes:
27th February 2009, 09:46 PM
Vector Sigma 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lint

Happened to me as well. In the end I had to tell them what the price was and paid full retail.

I'm still in love with my Universe Cyclonus though. Paint apps are nearly flawless (theres a speck of purple on one of his bunny ears). If I were more of a girl I'd ask him to marry me. :rolleyes:

I was just opening mine and thinking pretty much the same- i reccon he would be pretty close to being my favorite universe figure. I thought it was a very tidy transformation into a very nice looking bot.
27th February 2009, 09:56 PM
Kyle

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/DSC00018.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/DSC00021.jpg

Samurai Prowl is awesome! However, Hasbro decided to make an otherwise perfect toy imperfect by glueing the old throwing stars to the legs. :mad:

And I wasn't going to get Universe Superion. But now there's a very very compelling reason for me to do so... :p

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/DSC00019.jpg
27th February 2009, 10:23 PM
i_amtrunks

Got Max Dino's #3 and TF ROTF Alliance #3.

Alliance was a mess, Max Dino's alright, not great.
27th February 2009, 11:35 PM
jacksplatt11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulbot

Got Maximum Dinobots #3, Alliance #3 and the War Within Omnibus today. I wasn't going to get the last one but I don't have a book version of either series and the package is nice.

Paulbot, or anyone else who has it, is the Omnibus worth getting? I saw it yesterday but didn't get it. I've got the Dreamwave Trades of both Vol 1 and 2, so is there anything extra? Better colours or anything like that?...
27th February 2009, 11:53 PM
liegeprime

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyle

And I wasn't going to get Universe Superion. But now there's a very very compelling reason for me to do so... :p

Must be something pretty compelling and interesting to make you buy a set you had no intention of having so.
28th February 2009, 09:45 AM
Paulbot

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Originally Posted by jacksplatt11

Paulbot, or anyone else who has it, is the Omnibus worth getting? I saw it yesterday but didn't get it. I've got the Dreamwave Trades of both Vol 1 and 2, so is there anything extra? Better colours or anything like that?...

If you've got the two Dreamwave trades then probably not. There's a few designs scattered in of the characters but those might be in the oriignal Vol 1 trade? Quality wise there's a couple of pages that look quite bad (like scans not original art) but otherwise it's pretty much the same as the original comics, just smaller. I remember that in the original comics there was one page where Motormaster and the Battlechargers had the wrong colours but I can't find that in this book so maybe they corrected that mistake.
28th February 2009, 10:07 AM
STL

I'm getting the WW Omnibus anyway. It's going to be my copy to wreck and rule :D b/c I love the Trades and Issues of the others too much to constantly open them from their bags. This one will be my coffee table copy basically. I was hoping for it to be an oversized Omnibus then it'd be like my Premium but that was not to be.
28th February 2009, 10:22 AM
blackie

how much is it going to set me back?
28th February 2009, 10:27 AM
STL

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackie

how much is it going to set me back?

About $30.

Not really an "real" acquisition but its' one of my favourites.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5005/dscf4870wp4.jpg

More: http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpo...37&postcount=6
28th February 2009, 04:38 PM
kup

A single question since I didn't know where to ask it and don't think its worth dedicating a whole tread for it in the Questions section:

Has anybody received payment requests from HLJ regarding Henkei Inferno and Ratchet?

Thanks
28th February 2009, 06:05 PM
SilverDragon

Got Maximum Dinobots #3 today. Best issue yet, IMO.
28th February 2009, 06:17 PM
Tiby

Nabbed Animated Samurai Prowl and Waspinator, and Star Wars AT-AT, Emperor Palpatine and Closed-Doors Gunship.
28th February 2009, 06:32 PM
GoktimusPrime

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...on20090228.jpg

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